# Thales vs titles

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Thales
*name · IPA /ˈθeɪliːz/ · frequency rank #43,413*
A pre-Socratic Greek philosopher from Miletus in Asia Minor.

### titles
*noun · IPA /ˈtaɪtl̩z/ · frequency rank #3,589*
plural of title

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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